Sixers rookie Shake Milton to miss 2018 NBA Summer League

Sixers rookie Shake Milton to miss 2018 NBA Summer League

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Shake Milton will not play in the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League due to a stress fracture in his back, the Sixers announced on Sunday.

The team’s official press release reads as follows:

The Sixers traded pick Nos. 56 and 60 for Milton, selected No. 54 overall by the Dallas Mavericks on draft night. He played three years of college ball at Southern Methodist University, leading the Mustangs in points (18.0) and assists (4.4) in 2017-18.

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Spondylolysis is the term for a stress fracture in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch, typically in the lower lumbar vertebrae. Recovery time will, in part, depend on whether it is a stable fracture or an unstable fracture. The injury is not career-altering but would be nagging without treatment.